This full double lesson (the resources require at least 2 hours of teaching time) provides an engaging and highly-informative study of Margaret Postgate Cole's war poem 'The Falling Leaves.'
Students learn to analyse the poem in terms of content, language, and structure, learn more about the context of World War I, and gain crucial skills in structuring analytical responses to texts.
Included is:
- Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and substantial;
- Engagement quiz to learn more about the context of WWI;
- Copy of poem with devices identification task and structural questions;
- Analysis template with success criteria for creating well-structured responses;
-Comprehensive lesson plan.
There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. This was originally taught to a middle-ability year 10 group, but can easily be differentiated for groups of different ages and abilities.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.
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Students learn to analyse the poem in terms of content, language, and structure, learn more about the context of World War I, and gain crucial skills in structuring analytical responses to texts.
Included is:
- Whole lesson PowerPoint - colourful and substantial;
- Engagement quiz to learn more about the context of WWI;
- Copy of poem with devices identification task and structural questions;
- Analysis template with success criteria for creating well-structured responses;
-Comprehensive lesson plan.
There are also opportunities for group learning, peer assessment, and whole class discussion. This was originally taught to a middle-ability year 10 group, but can easily be differentiated for groups of different ages and abilities.
All images are licensed for commercial use, and image rights are listed on the last page of the presentation.
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